I'm a part-time Uber Eats driver with a 5-star rating who starts my days at 4 a.m. I've figured out how to get good tips but wear protective gear and a body cam because I fear for my safety.

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Omar Ford
Omar Ford, 47, says he's figured out how to get good tips, but he worries about his safety while driving for Uber Eats and DoorDash.

Omar Ford

Uber and Lyft drivers share 3 reasons why the ride-hailing giants, not customers, are partially responsible for the bad tips they get

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Dennis Dinkel (left), Sergio Avedian

Dennis Dinkel, Sergio Avedian

You'll soon be able to see which restaurants jack up their prices on DoorDash

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DoorDash is giving restaurants lower placement in its app if their prices for menu items are higher on the app than they are in-store.

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A DoorDash driver was kidnapped at gunpoint while making a delivery to a Tampa hotel. Her family tracked her phone and rescued her.

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A door-dash delivery driver waits near a restaurant on December 30, 2020 in New York City.
A DoorDash delivery driver in New York City.

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People are ticked that delivery drivers complained about stingy tips in a viral New York Times article. Here are the 5 main reasons people don't think they should tip more.

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Delivery drivers in a recent New York Times article raised issues with the tips they get and people weren't happy.

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Food delivery drivers say they aren't being tipped enough by customers to make a living

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A DoorDash delivery person.

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DoorDash customers can now pay with cash for some pizza and other food deliveries just like in the old days

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Customers will be able to pay for deliveries with cash when they order from restaurants and retailers that use the DoorDash Drive service.

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Forking over cash for pizza deliveries is a decades-old tradition.

Sam Bankman-Fried's Companies Bought More Than $400,000 of DoorDash Delivery in Two Months

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FTX, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange, is finally being forced to publicly detail its spending habits in the company’s ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. And the resulting documents are illuminating.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's companies racked up a $400,000 DoorDash bill, documents show, after reportedly giving staff $200 a day to spend on food deliveries

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Sam Bankman-Fried, a DoorDash sign, and a Margaritaville in Florida.
Sam Bankman-Fried, a DoorDash sign, and a Margaritaville in Florida.

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Grubhub is losing its second CEO in less than 2 years as owner explores sale of company

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Two CEOs have left Grubhub in two years. The latest is Adam DeWitt, a longtime Grubhub leader.

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